Dana Strong (born July 1970) is an American business executive, the CEO of Sky Group, a British media and telecommunications conglomerate. Previously, she was president of consumer services at Comcast Cable (now Xfinity) and held various roles at Liberty Global.[1] Strong became group chief executive of Sky in 2021.
Dana Strong | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1970 Ohio, US |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| Title | CEO of Sky Group |
Early life
editStrong was born in Ohio in July 1970.[2] She earned a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of science in economics from the Wharton School of Business and a bachelor of arts in history from the College of Arts & Sciences.[3]
Career
editStrong joined Australian telecommunications firm Austar in 1999, and was appointed chief operating officer in 2002.[4]
In January 2011, it was announced that Strong was to join UPC Ireland as CEO from May 2011.[5]
Strong joined Virgin Media as COO in June 2013,[6] and moved on to parent company Liberty Global as a senior vice-president and chief transformation officer in January 2015.[7] Strong joined Comcast Cable in January 2018 as president of consumer services.[8][9] Strong succeeded Jeremy Darroch as chief executive of Sky in January 2021.[10][11][2]
References
edit- ^ Dana, Strong. "Dana Strong". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b Slattery, Laura (6 January 2021). "Dana Strong appointed chief executive of Sky". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Dana Strong". Women in Cable Telecommunications. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Dana Strong appointed CEO of UPC Ireland". Irish Film and Television Network. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "UPC Ireland appoints new CEO". Silicon Republic. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (4 June 2013). "John Malone's Liberty Global Names Dana Strong COO of Virgin Media". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel (21 January 2015). "Virgin Media COO Dana Strong to leave after 18 months". Campaign Live. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Baumgartner, Jeff (26 January 2018). "Comcast Hires Dana Strong as President, Consumer Services". Multichannel News. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Fernandez, Bob (1 February 2018). "Comcast hires top European exec for cable division". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ King, Ian (6 January 2021). "Sky's chief executive Jeremy Darroch to step down". Sky News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (6 January 2021). "Sky's Longtime CEO Jeremy Darroch Steps Down; Comcast Installs Dana Strong To Run European Pay-TV Giant". Deadline. Retrieved 11 January 2021.